Among a host of Public and Private Sector companies in the country, employees of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) have once again bagged the prestigious Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for their distinguished performance (2011 to 2016). 42 employees of BHEL, from its units located at Trichy, Haridwar, Bengaluru (Electronics Division & Electro-Porcelains Division), Hyderabad and Bhopal, shared 27 Shram awards including 4 Shram Bhushan, 10 Shram Vir/Veerangana and 13 Shram Shree/Devi awards for the years 2011-2016. The awards were presented by the Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu at a function held in New Delhi. Instituted in 1985…
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(LiveMint) The supply of Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) auto fuels (petrol and diesel) to retail outlets in Delhi will begin on 1 April, the central government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. BS-VI emissions norms are slated to come into force across the country from 1 April 2020.“After taking into account the serious pollution levels in Delhi and adjoining areas and as per the decision taken by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in consultation with Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), it is respectfully submitted that BS-VI auto fuels will be supplied in all retail outlets of Delhi from 1…
(FE) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass any order on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an investigation into the role of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) top brass and deportation of billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi in the Rs 11,400-crore fraud case. This came after attorney general KK Venugopal opposed the plea from being taken up at this point of time on the grounds that a first information report had already been filed in the case and a probe was on. As soon as the AG got up to oppose the PIL, petitioner lawyer Vineet Dhanda urged a…
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने कहा है कि इन्वेस्टर्स समिट से प्रदेश में संभावनाओं के द्वार खुलेंगे। आधुनिक और पारंपरिक उद्योगों के बीच समन्वय स्थापित कर तीन वर्ष में 40 लाख लोगों को रोजगार मुहैया कराया जाएगा। समिट के उद्घाटन सत्र में मुख्यमंत्री ने प्रदेश को उद्योगों और उद्यमियों के अनुकूल बनाने के लिए प्रदेश सरकार के फैसलों का उल्लेख किया। साथ ही भरोसा दिलाने की कोशिश की कि उद्यमियों को उद्योग लगाने के लिए सभी जरूरी सहूलियतें दी जाएंगी। उन्होंने कहा कि प्रदेश में कानून का राज स्थापित है और इससे कोई समझौता नहीं होगा। उन्होंने कहा कि समिट…
(PTI) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said Uttar Pradesh has “unlimited development potential” and the state can become India’s growth engine. Speaking during a session on industrial and infrastructure security at the UP Investors’ Summit here, Singh said, “UP means ‘Unlimited Potential’ for development. UP has the potential to be India’s growth engine…” In the last 15 years, there were never such serious discussions and now development has staged a strong comeback, the Union minister said. If there are any doubts in the minds of investors, then it is the right forum to remove them, Singh said. He added…
(AU) सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने देश के सभी हाईकोर्ट को भूमि अधिग्रहण के मामले पर कोई अंतिम फैसला लेने से मना किया है। यह निर्देश देते हुए सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आठ फरवरी के अपने उस आदेश पर रोक लगा दी जिसमें कहा गया है कि भूमि अधिग्रहण खत्म नहीं होगा, भले ही रकम अदालत में न जमा कराई गई हो और भूमि मालिकों को मुआवजा न मिला हो। सुनवाई के दौरान एक अहम टिप्पणी करते हुए सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बुधवार को कहा कि शीर्ष अदालत को एक होकर काम करना चाहिए। यही न्यायिक अनुशासन है। इसके साथ ही शीर्ष अदालत ने…
(PTI) The Assam government today said it has intimated the Supreme Court of its inability to stick to the March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar with various core services. The state government has conveyed the message to the apex court via the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a minister told the Assembly today. “The Assam government has already intimated the Supreme Court through the UIDAI (about not sticking to the deadline), So, there is no need to panic (for linking the Aadhaar card),” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told the Assembly. The Income Tax Department has already excluded…
(FE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced a defence industrial corridor in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, one of the most backward regions of the state. “Out of the two defence industrial corridors mentioned in this year’s Budget, one is proposed in the Bundelkhand region of the state, which will bring an investment of Rs 20,000 crore and generate employment avenues for 2.5 lakh people,” the Prime Minister said at the inauguration of the Investors Summit-2018 in Lucknow. The corridor, which he said, would pass through Agra, Aligarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Chitrakoot and Jhansi, would boost development and industrialisation.…
(ET) The familiar image of a steam engine may not signify Indian Railways for long. The national transporter is considering replacing the iconic logo with a more contemporary symbol with a nod to the future as part of its first image makeover and rebranding exercise since Independence. “The current logo depicts the polluting steam engine that gave out black smoke. It is not in sync with the government’s vision of promoting clean fuel. Also, the railways should now speak more about the said a senior railways ministry official, who did not wish to be identified. The ministry has announced that…
(PTI) Days after the Nirav Modi-PNB scam, the banking sector took another big hit with Rotomac pen promoter Vikram Kothari allegedly swindling Rs 3,695 crore from banks, prompting central probe agencies to register cases, question him and carry out searches at his Kanpur premises on Monday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate(ED) are already probing two complaints from the Punjab National Bank (PNB) against billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi and a jewellery company alleging fraudulent transactions worth about Rs 11,400 crore. The banks involved in Rotomac’s case, in which the CBI as well as the ED have…